EVENTS
BAUMA BUILDS
AFRICA SUPPORT
By Robyn Grimsley
Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic comeback, as well as the positive market opportunities in South
Africa, are reflected in the number of companies that will be taking part in the construction and mining
industry trade fair bauma CONEXPO AFRICA next month.
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takeholders in the African and
international construction and mining
industries are set to meet up next
month at bauma CONEXPO AFRICA 2018 —
the region’s premier trade fair for construction
machinery, building material machines, mining
machines, and construction vehicles. This is
the third edition of the show, following those
in 2013 and 2015, and will be held at the
Johannesburg Expo Centre in South Africa
from 13 to 16 March 2018.
In addition to suppliers of complete
machines and systems, the 600+ exhibitors
expected at bauma CONEXPO AFRICA 2018
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will also include well-known manufacturers
and suppliers of components, such as
engines and gear units. This year, organisers
are expecting between 16 000 and 20 000
visitors over the course of the four-day event,
which will not only showcase innovative
new products and tried-and-tested solutions,
but also provide an overview of the latest
market trends in the construction and mining
industry in the sub-Saharan region.
According to the CEO of trade fair
organiser BC Expo South Africa, Elaine
Crewe, the show has attracted industry
leaders — both companies that had
participated in previous editions, and those
that will be taking part for the first time. “We
are going to have an impressive line-up of
the entire industry at the trade fair,” she says,
“with industry leaders including Accociated
Asphalt Equipment, BAUER, Bell Equipment,
CLT – Crane Load Technology, Doka, GEDA-
Dechenreiter, HANSA-FLEX, Hiab, Husqvarna,
Hytec Holdings, ITR Africa, IVECO, Layher,
Masa, MB Crusher, Pan Mixers South Africa,
Pilequip, Putzmeister, Scaw, Shantui, Wirtgen,
XCMG, and ZF Services. We are also looking
forward to having DEUTZ Dieselpower and
Powerstar for the first time.”